Vacuum-cleaner.



RH .E L E E H W C. R

VAUUUM CLEANER. APPpIoATIoN FILED JUN'B 11, 1910.

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I'. C. WHEELER.

VAGUUM CLEANER.

PPLIUATION FILED JUNE 11, 1910.

Patented Feb. 21,` 1911.

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lie it lmoufu that il, liluiiumiru ll iVrremiieR, citizen of ille limited Stetee,"`re siding et Cleveland, iu the county oi? i-eye hoge; and Siete oit lUlliio, lieti/e invented eertziin" new aud useful lmproverneute iii Vacuum-Cleaners, ol wliieli time ilollewiugn ie a. specification. i i

My iriueiitioii relates to veeuiuu eleziuere, le mnd the object oit tlie iiweiitieu to preride the publie, end pertieulerly lioueerri'vee, with e recuum eleliuer Wliieli ie simple in eonstruetiou, eee-,y to operate mid cheep iii. price, especially Wlieu considered Witli the .labor it ie edepted w,to ,en -ue and tlie eilfieieot Service it performs, ell :ie liereiiiefter more fully described eudperlieulerly pointed out. in the eluiuin ,i

lu 'the accompanying drewiuge, liiiiure l A is e 'vertical oeiitriil loriggitudiuel eeetiori' oi the eleuiier with ullv 'the pitrte iu operating position eind showin@ by tlie ligure oit e, meu liew tlie iii-end. perte ure grasped lor oiieret iuggl purposes. Fig. een enlarged eeetional. detuil oi e. portion oit one oi? the pump pistone mud u velue therein. ie e 'plain 'View' oi the machine, mud 4t ie ein er1- lzirged eectioiieil jpliiu oil the trout purdue cyl: ieder aud `the lerwerd parte oit tlie ruueliirie 3G iueludiiig the suction tool. Fig. 5 is eeide elevation oi2 the frontpert oit the iuaeliirie Fig 6 ie u plein View oit the clump ttor the piston rods er1 the Walking lieeui.

These Views iliuetrete the iiweiitioii iu itsr entirety with the deteiletliereoit iu the pres exib preferred form, end tlie invention es ehoivvneoioprieee e mein treme l1" mounted ou oesters or rollers i?, mid adapted te vrun n eritlie lioor or tlie carpet or ruig,r ee it ie loe 4e ije ued by tlie meeliiiie. llpori the freut ylend rear, reepeetively, oit the'eeid iti-eure l /lmount two pumpe maud between tl'ieee et 'time' (i middleoit tlie ieeiiiuee reservoir or tenir edu'pted to reeeiue the duet iforeed thereirito 1 5 by title `eeiil :pumpe witli uri. oiperetioii Wliiel'i Williiow' lie serumv 1Vlfliue, the esiid im i. eeuunl eisieli e eyliuder lieviiiue' ue tom l fixed urpmi or eeeured to l'rui'iie ll eind e zielzoril? opereted itroiu Wellriuirlieeui B 5e ley lieud lever lli., 'lfwo liiilreV9 3 eruit/flreepee tirelm eoi'uieet seid lever or iieudle with euid 1 lneeui, and liulr 3l ie udefoted to edjuet the seid lever er bundle to ditl'erut elevutioue to suit the lieiglit of time user. Both liritre ure .55 fixed to the rear end of Seid. beirut eudfiri such way that the lever iu feet lemeuiee tipeeleeteu er Lettere teteut,

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Working euteueiou of tlie bemin but 4with the lluudle et the desired elevation. The tenir ll is a` removable receptacle seated in a cup 5 or equivalent support fixed upon treme l@ end ie edepted to be used either Witli ,duid to velieoid) the dust that is pumped iuto it. or :i mere duet receiving reeeioteele Without liquid or Waiter. However; ,ir tlie pressent ll regard the use or web ter lor wetting tlie duetee e Very important dud ifeluelile portioiiol my invention. yOperuti'w'sly'tlie seid pump end Suid tenir are eouiieeted loge double elbow' tribes "lf, one erm oi? Wliieli dips; into the seid Huid tau-lr the requisite distance, reletively es el'iewn or poeeiloly riet quite so* dee@ the ideal arrange- `meut lee-lue retaliate only tire iutiiediete ende or miie oi. su t tuliee immersed iutlle Water eud im mores, 'Then :is `the duet is blown iuto tlie teiilre it muet-pase into 'die water under tf pressure' from behind sind ie elo soi-lied thereby', lout :i slight dip of the tube iu 'llie Wuter uuewere tliie purpose leest, es it doee uoteigitete the Writer e deeper imiuereiou ol" time tube would and veoutributee to eeee oli operation. Both seid tubes T are reuioiulile, eind their Shorter :irme ere Sleeved over or upeu the short delivery tubes "l iu the tope oit 'the 'piiuupe To this end also the Wellriug lneem ie piveted ou its support et one eide Aoit tlie center or' the maehihe, zie eeen iu litige'. l? e plir of eide standards S,

.end e eroee rod or elmlt supporting seid The elude oit tlie 'Wellriug 4beure und 'the ,pistou rode il@ lierre euloeteutielly l.. shaped eleuiipiiig uiemliere or liiilre l@ ee eliewu here- 1 iru eind seid rede* ere Vrigidly liired iii seid holte lout tire liiilre tlieirieeluee ere beth piu oted to ei iig); ou the uullriug laeeiru aud lieve `e eletted eugug'ereeut ou tliepiue that con -ueet there with the heeui te compensate for tlie dliiereriee lietueeiu tlie direct "vertieelA veiueiit ol tire i' ietoi'i rode zuid tlie roelriiig iueremeut oi? 'die jireliriug iieeru. luy suit-2' elile eeuueetiou .fit tiiiel point uiey lJe adopted with preuieioii iler setting; tlie rods l() by eet eerew or time lili'e iu euid' lielre At the liottoui et tlie imeeliiiie ll eeuiieettlie Suid pumpe with tlie meuuui member V bymemis oi rif tulie ll, wliieli luie opeuiiige to seid ,pump und ie eouneeted by u. tube extension imi or eoupliuilgr lli with the tubular elbow 'Y are preferably soldered maintain uniformity of action in or of the said tool V. or coupling 14. preferably is eXible, saya ft A The said tube extension piece of rubber hose to accommodate it to the spring or flexible arms 1G which carry the said vacuum tool from main frame F and work with a-tendency tohold the tool down upon the floor at Work. The said vacuum tool and the spring carrying arms together so as to be rigid one With theother and removable from frame F together Whenever removal becomes necessary. arms 16 have their inner ends provided With iipturned portions or flanges or their equivalent 17 and adapted to be engaged with or bythe pivoted latches or catches 18 and guide plates ports for said arms. Tension on the arms to by the tool V is regulated by set screws 20 in i i l i l l l To these ends the said I 19 beneath serve as under supbrackets 21 on the projectingends of trame F., There is a measure of spring action in rubber coupling 14 to keep the tool down, but hardly enough for all-purposes, and any equivalent coupling to 14 may be adopted whether of rubber o'r other material.

' A suitable check valve 22 is provided at the bottom 'of Veach pump vcylinder through Which the dust laden air is drawn into the pump and with which direct connection with vacuum tool V is made by tube T. pump piston likewise has one or more check valves 25, four to eachpiston as herein shown, and the construction of which is plainly disclosed in Fig. 2. This construction or its equivalent can be used. and there pump forces thel air directly intotank R Without obstruction in the passages.

This machine is designed to be pushed over the oor very much as is customary With the commonly used ploor sweepers, but for several reasons I do not relyvon the handle L alone for this .purpose first place the said handle is designed especially for operating theipumps, though it helps in guiding themachlne and in moving it along, but the main reli'ance for this'purose is in the fixed guide standard or arm A. aid standard or arm isf a rigid part re- Eachv movably set into a somewhat tapered socket or bracket 2G att-he side of main frame F, and having tivo distinct handle portions or grips 27 at its top, at right angles to each other. So it follows that with one hand on said grip and the other lon handle L, as shown in Fig. 1 the machine is easily directed and operated, and having the said grip available to coperate with makes the ent-ire operation easy. ders C have air secured by swivel screws 28 With thumb nuts engaged in the slotted ends'of cross bars 29 on said cylinder covers or their equivalent. In the event that Water be not used for receiving the dust I provide some sort of a suitable. stuffing about the down stems of tubes T in the dust receptacle or can have a cover for the'receptacle with holes to insert Said tubes and such packing or the vlike as to make the receptacle dust proof.

Vihat I claim therefore as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A hand controlled vacuum cleaning machine comprising a main -frame having casters to run on, pumping means `and a dust receptacle mounted on said frame and tubular connections between-said pumping means land said receptacle, in combination With a vacuum tool mounted in front of said iframe transversely thereof. spring supports fixed to the ends ot said tool and removably athandle L to said frame, a suction piimp lon said frame and a flexible and separable tubular air conveying coupling between said pump and In the the said tool.

' In testimony whereof I alix my signature two witnesses.

FRANKLIN G. VHEELER.

lVitnessesV R. B. MOSER,

F. C. MUssUN. 

